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Widely regarded as one of the man-made wonders of the world, Mount Rushmore is as much a work of art as it is an engineering marvel. Its creator, sculptor Gutzon Borglum, wanted to symbolize in stone the very spirit of a nation and, through four of its most revered leaders—George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt—the country's birth, growth, preservation, and development. A half century after its completion, Mount Rushmore remains one of America's most enduring icons. Read More

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no matter where i look, i cant find price information on mt rushmore. we are looking at coming the end of october to visit for the weekend. but we need to make a budget to account for motel and cost of getting into mt rushmore and other places od interest.
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ROOSEVELT INN OF KEYSTONE

206 OLD CEMETERY ROAD
KEYSTONE, SD Map

Distance: 0.0 mi.
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Custer State Park Resort—Blue Bell Lodge

25453 Hwy. 87
Custer, SD 57730 Map

Distance: 6.3 mi.
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial

southwestern South Dakota, 100 miles from Badlands National Park
Keystone, South Dakota 57751

Distance: 2.3 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Four presidential faces carved from a mountain, considered one of the wonders of the world -- go for the nightly lighting ceremony.... Read More

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Crazy Horse Memorial

Black Hills of South Dakota on U.S. Highway 16/385 just 17 miles southwest of Mount Rushmore.
12151 Avenue of the Chiefs
Crazy Horse, South Dakota 57730

Distance: 11.1 mi. (from destination center)

Description: In 1948, Sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski began carving Crazy Horse Memorial, when Lakota Chief Henry... Read More

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1880 Train

P.O. Box 1880
Hill City, South Dakota 57745

Distance: 8.2 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Chug along the rich landscape of Western South Dakota's Black Hills. Located near Mt. Rushmore... Read More

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Major Airports near Mount Rushmore

	Distance (mi.)
Denver International Airport	288.0 map

Other Smaller Airports near Mount Rushmore

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Rapid City Regional Airport	20.6 map
Gillette Campbell County Airport	109.6 map
Scottsbluff Scotts Bluff County Airport	140.6 map

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